A special Chopin/Wagner Concert will be held on the initiative of Waldemar Dąbrowski, director of the Teatr Wielki-Polish National Opera, for their excellent colleague, exquisite singer Jacek Janiszewski (right). Winner of the 1998 Moniuszko Competition alongside Aleksandra Kurzak, this phenomenal bass has mainly been working in Germany for some time now. However he has also appeared in a range of…Continue Reading Concert in Support of Jacek Janiszewski
This oratorio with fifteen set pieces of different musical genres, including rock, gospel, and blues, tackles a difficult and little known subject of Polish history during World War II. Listy na Kresy [Letters to the Borderlands] describes the forced exile of Polish nationals living in the eastern half of Poland that was invaded by the Soviets in…Continue Reading Premiere of Listy Na Kresy
On June 3, 2016 the premiere of the Fourth Symphony Paweł Łukaszewski took place in the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Białystok, which commissioned the piece in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Bialystok. The composer subtitled this work ‘Symphony on the Mercy of God,’ referring to earlier works of this…Continue Reading Łukaszewski Premiere
On May 20, the Baltic Philharmonic presented a birthday concert celebrating Paweł Mykietyn, featuring the World Premiere of his Double Concertofor two flutes and orchestra. Conductor Juri Gilbo led the orchestra of the Baltic Philharmonic with soloist flutists Łukasz Długosz and Agata Kielar-Długosz. Also on the program were the Overture to Mozart’s Magic Flute, and Brahms’s Symphony No. 3….Continue Reading Mykietyn Premiere
The seventieth anniversary of the Polish Composers’ Union [ZKP] will be celebrated at a Festival of Seven Trends and Concert of Seven Premieres [Festiwal Siedmiu Nurtów oraz Koncert Siedmiu Premier] held June 19-26, 2016 at the National Audio-Visual Institute (NInA) and the Polish Radio’s Lutosławski Concert Studio in Warsaw. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture, Piotr Gliński, serves…Continue Reading Premieres at 7+7=70
Led by Adam Knight Gilbert, the USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles will present a program entitled “Musica Antiqua Polonica: Musical Treasures of Early-Modern Poland” at the Early Music America—Young Performers Festival on June 9 in Berkeley, CA. Featuring music by Mikołaj Zieleński, Marcin Mielczewski, Stanisław Sylwester Szarzyński, Diomedes Cato, Wojciech Długoraj,…Continue Reading Polish Early Music in the Bay Area
The International Association of Music Libraries will hold its Annual Congress in Rome in early July. The Polish Music Center will be represented by Director Marek Zebrowski at a July 7 session devoted to the PMC’s Manuscript Collection and Composers’ Archives. Chaired by Marie Cornaz from the Bibliothèque royale de Belgique in Brussels, the presentations will include such topics as the…Continue Reading PMC at IAML
This year’s Book Expo America was held in Chicago, May 11-14, and Poland was the designated guest of honor at this huge and prestigious event. Alongside the Polish Book Institute, who organized part of the Polish exhibit, the Los Angeles based publisher Aquila Polonica participated with its series of fascinating and beautifully produced books about history of Poland during World…Continue Reading PMC at BEA
The Board of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles has announced a new event in the Festival’s array of cultural offerings on the Central Coast, this time with a “Pops” theme. On July 2, 2016, join Festival organizers for the PASO POPS Independence Day Concert at the new Paso Robles Horse Park. “PASO POPS was created to provide an annual…Continue Reading Paso Pops